📖 Is the new edition really matter? 🔜 CPL check-ride

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CamelloVolador@reddit

Honestly, I like them and have most of them on my Kindle. While some don’t apply to Canada, e.g. Airlaw, the rest of the questions seem reasonably good. To me, it’s another tool in the toolbox.

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pilotshashi@reddit (OP)

Canada 🇨🇦, oh well can you guide me about FACAA ?

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CamelloVolador@reddit

To convert an FAA Commercial Pilot License (CPL) to a Transport Canada CPL, follow these steps:

⁠Meet Transport Canada’s Eligibility Requirements.

Ensure you meet Transport Canada’s requirements, including age, medical certification, and flight experience.

Obtain a Transport Canada Medical Certificate. • You need a Category 1 Medical Certificate from a Transport Canada-approved Aviation Medical Examiner (AME). • Find an AME here: Transport Canada AME Directory.
Pass the Transport Canada Written Exam • Register for and pass the SAMRA (Aeronautical Knowledge) and SARON (Air Law and Navigation) exams. • These tests cover Canadian regulations, meteorology, airspace, and navigation. • Study materials: • Transport Canada’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). • From the Ground Up (popular Canadian aviation study guide). • Transport Canada CPL Study Guide.
Pass a Flight Test (If Required). • If you have over 750 hours of total flight time, you may be exempt from the CPL flight test. • If you have less than 750 hours, you must pass a flight test with a Transport Canada examiner.
Submit an Application to Transport Canada. • Complete and submit form 26-0194 (Pilot Licence Application). • Include proof of your flight hours, training records, and exam results.
Obtain an FCC Radio Operator’s Certificate. • Transport Canada requires pilots to have an Industry Canada Restricted Operator Certificate (Aeronautical) (ROC-A). • You can obtain this through a written and verbal test with an authorized examiner.
Verify English Language Proficiency. • If you already hold an FAA license, you likely meet this requirement, but Transport Canada may require verification.

Additional Considerations • If you want to fly IFR in Canada, you must also convert your FAA Instrument Rating by completing the INRAT (Instrument Rating Exam). • If your goal is an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), you will need to meet the additional flight time and exam requirements for the Transport Canada ATPL.

Source.

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pilotshashi@reddit (OP)

So Far I have the 🇨🇦RT. That’s checks out. ✅

Needed Class 1 medical/ Bedford or Boston CAME

PDF FAR AIM received from TCCAA will go thru it.

Preparing FACAA written thru pilottraining.ca

Hope I’m on right path ✌️

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CamelloVolador@reddit

To convert an FAA Commercial Pilot License (CPL) to a Transport Canada CPL, follow these steps:

Meet Transport Canada’s Eligibility Requirements.

Ensure you meet Transport Canada’s requirements, including age, medical certification, and flight experience.

Obtain a Transport Canada Medical Certificate.
• You need a Category 1 Medical Certificate from a Transport Canada-approved Aviation Medical Examiner (AME).
• Find an AME here: Transport Canada AME Directory.
Pass the Transport Canada Written Exam • Register for and pass the SAMRA (Aeronautical Knowledge) and SARON (Air Law and Navigation) exams.
• These tests cover Canadian regulations, meteorology, airspace, and navigation.
• Study materials:
• Transport Canada’s Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM).
• From the Ground Up (popular Canadian aviation study guide).
• Transport Canada CPL Study Guide.
Pass a Flight Test (If Required).
• If you have over 750 hours of total flight time, you may be exempt from the CPL flight test.
• If you have less than 750 hours, you must pass a flight test with a Transport Canada examiner.
Submit an Application to Transport Canada.
• Complete and submit form 26-0194 (Pilot Licence Application).
• Include proof of your flight hours, training records, and exam results.
Obtain an FCC Radio Operator’s Certificate.
• Transport Canada requires pilots to have an Industry Canada Restricted Operator Certificate (Aeronautical) (ROC-A).
• You can obtain this through a written and verbal test with an authorized examiner.
Verify English Language Proficiency.
• If you already hold an FAA license, you likely meet this requirement, but Transport Canada may require verification.

Additional Considerations • If you want to fly IFR in Canada, you must also convert your FAA Instrument Rating by completing the INRAT (Instrument Rating Exam).
• If your goal is an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), you will need to meet the additional flight time and exam requirements for the Transport Canada ATPL.

Source.

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makgross@reddit

We teach risk management to pilots, and some form of it is likely to come up in your oral.

What are the hazards? What are the consequences? What is the likelihood?

Is the risk necessary? What mitigations are available? Are they effective?

You should know how to do this if you want to be a commercial pilot. Ok, go.

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flyingron@reddit

Why would you even show this book to a DPE? This is a private cram course, not some sort of FAA document that needs to be updated. The "ninth edition" means nothing to anybody except ASA.

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Primary_Leadership14@reddit

Did I miss something where the OP mentions they are taking it with them and showing it to a DPE? Which is kind of the reason these books exist right? In case somehow like you, in this instance, misinterpret or overlook important information and look silly when you are confronted by a question you weren’t prepared for.

If your mindset is that it is used to cram then you personally are probably only using it to cram which is more of a self report. People use information like this to do mock orals all the time to gauge their confidence in their answers not just to devour last minute.

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Daa_pilot_diver@reddit

Just playing devils advocate: the newer editions likely incorporate the ACS changes/regulation changes.

Id just spring for the newer edition. The difference between a $40 book and a $20 book is negligible when the content is current. I agree that it is a cram guide/study guide but cramming and studying the correct content is important, particularly for the commercial certificate.

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flyingron@reddit

That's presuming ASA does a good job of tracking whatever changed int the ACS. These oral guides are a bit dubious at best.

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Daa_pilot_diver@reddit

Fair, i think they do a better job tracking the changes than most commercial applicants though lol

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flyingron@reddit

I dunno. I've found that ASA's materials are all over the place with regard to quality. I've no experience with this book however.

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SMELLYJELLY72@reddit

this post just proves there’s three different types of students.

the first type is the underprepared and undriven. the type that says “oh shit we need to do a weight and balance for the checkride?”. the one who wouldn’t put the plane where it needs to be without commands. these students are exhausting and struggle due to their lack of stress.

the second type is this guy. the one who just won’t stop worrying. “oh jeez i should have the most up to date study guide, huh?” and “what is the exact brake fluid viscosity for the airplane?? I NEED TO KNOW!”. these students are exhausting and struggle through their own induced stress.

then there’s the regular student. the one who does what’s required of them. the one who knows the game. that’s my favorite student. and that’s who you should strive to be. that’s not to say overpreparing is bad, but there’s a limit.

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prex10@reddit

What do you think a DPE would say

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MeatServo1@reddit

I agree with your vibe but not on this media. It’s a study guide, not a government document, and OP would probably fail if they pulled it out during the oral exam anyway.

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DuelingPushkin@reddit

Why would a DPE have anything to say about it at all, much less what edition it is? It's a study guide not a reference material so it shouldnt even be present at a checkride.

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TxAggieMike@reddit

Why even use this?

With the ACS, you can build your own study guide using that for the prompts and the FAA publications for the answer material.

Save some money, utilize learning law of intensity and exercise, and be better prepared.

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Necessary-Art9874@reddit

I've bought one of these study guides for every single checkride I've taken. Total time that I've actually used them maybe a few hours each. How I use them: I stick it in the car and when my partner and I have a longer drive, I drive and have them quiz me. It helps reaffirm knowledge and identity weak spots. Was it necessary? Nope. Does it cost less than an hour of ground training? Yep! It's just a supplemental training aid.

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Daa_pilot_diver@reddit

You’re absolutely correct, however many people lack the study discipline to do this. That or they lack the proper creativity to do it. This is an effective study guide if you use it properly (use the references listed to fully understand how and why the answer is what it is).

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TxAggieMike@reddit

This book promotes rote memorization of the required material, and little on the understanding and application level.

With the examiners all using scenario based examination, users of these books run the risk of not correlating the question to the knowledge they must understand and apply because they rote memorized like Sheppard Air.

If the applicant isn’t a disciplined study bug by this point, the future is going to be a big challenge as they climb the career ladder.

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Daa_pilot_diver@reddit

I agree, that’s an example of someone not using it correctly. Someone that just uses this book to memorize will be woefully underprepared. Someone that uses it a springboard on where and how to study the material will likely be a much stronger candidate. For what it’s worth, I recommend this book but would never send someone to checkride that solely used this book (or similar).

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slbarrett89@reddit

I don’t know if edition matters, but this book was a great aid to me during my commercial training!

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InGeorgeWeTrust_@reddit

Not really. Answers aren’t gonna change unless there was a reg change but the questions get updated.

More important to have an updated FAR/AIM and obviously paper charts

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